Stamp and envelop moistener.



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STAMP AND ENVELUP MOISTEN-EB.

(Application led Oct. 29, 1901.)

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UNITED lSTATES PATENT OFFICE. i

CHARLEswM. MILLAR, or COLUMBUS, OHIO.

. STAMPND ENvELoP Mo'lsTE/NR.

SPECIFICATION forming of .Letters regent No. 701,911, detentan@ 10,1902. v.

Application iilecl,October Z9901.2'SerinlNoSOQll. (Remodel.) i l l To all whom t may concern; 1 0 denotes a sponge'orother absorbentma- 4 Be it known that I, CHARLES WMLMILLAR, fterialfplaced within the .sponge-holder and a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Co k which` by absorption draws the water froml lumbus, in the county of-Franklin and State the receptacleand'remains at alltimes moist 5 of Ohio, have invented certain newand useandin'good condition to apply theretoa stamp 4ful Improvements in Stampand Envelop Mois "orenvelop forthe purpose of moistening the 5o teners; and Ido declare thefollowing to be a same. full, clear, and exact description of the in- 'This device is exceedingly simple,` may be vention, such as will enable others skilled in made at small cost, and willl prove to be a Io the art to which it appertains to make and use very'convenient desk article, as it obviates the the same.v objectionable feature of licking the stampsv 5 5 The invention relates toa stamp or envelopl before applyingftheni and also licking the moistener, a handyl device to connect with a- -apsof envelopsbefore sealing them. shelf of a desk for the purpose of sealing en` aFron1.theforegoing; description, taken in 15 velops and applying stamps, thus. doing away connection withthe accompanying drawings, with the objectionable feature oflickingthem. the construction, Inode of operation, andad- The object of the inventionis'to provide a vantages of my invention will be readily undevice of this character which'shall besimkderstood without requiring amore extended ple of construction, durable in u se, and cornexplanation. zo paratively inexpensive of production. Y Various changes in the form, proportion,

With this and other-objects in view theinand details of constructionmay be made withvention consists of certain novel,V features of fin-thefscope of the invention without departconstruction, combination, and arrangement. ing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the of parts, which will be yhereinafter more fully advantages thereof. 25 described, and particularly pointed out in the Having thus described my invention, what appended claim. Y `I claim, and desireftosecure by Letters Pat- In the accompanying drawingsgjigurjel is,y ;.en,t,fis``v a perspective'view of my improved stamp In a device of'jthe character described,the and envelop moistener.` FigljZis a cross-,seccombination`with the water-receptacle, of a 3o tional View; and Fig. 3 is a similar view taken spongeholder integral therewith, said recepthrough the receptacle, cover,l and clasps'. tacle being formed with` grooves inits sides 75 In the drawings, 1 denotes theyvater-rec'ep-A and base, aspring-clasphaving portions theree. t tacle, preferably rectangularinjform and proof engaged'withtlie grooves in the sides andvided with spring-clasps 3, thejportions 4,6, base of thereceptacle and their upper ends 35 and 5 of said clasps lying in grooves, 7, fand 1y,projectingl overl the receptacle and adapted 7', formed in the receptacle, and the portions toclamp said receptacle to the under side of' 8o' `6' of said clasps embracing the upper surface a shelf, substantially asset forth. of a desk-shelf 2 to hold'the receptacle in po- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set sition against the lower side of said shelf, my hand in presence of two subscribin'gwit'- 4o which acts as a cover for said receptacle. nesses. 'e

' 8 denotes a sponge-holder formed` integralI CHARLES: WM. MILL'AR.

with or attached to the'frontwall of'fthe re-r Witnesses: I ceptacle and communicating with said recep- `EDWIN H.-WALI {E"R,I" I

tacle through a hole 9. O. L. ANDERSON. 

